Hi,
Hoping you can help here, I am struggling with installing this sms-tool. Very steep learning curve for me, I have never installed a package manually before but can follow instructions.
So:
- I went to the recommended js version of the sms-tool.
- First, followed the installation instructions to add the 4IceG repo. The first part of installation says optional, but after I installed the package, it actually complained it needed the dependencies.
- So I went to download the sms-tool dependency using the reccomended wget call (but changing ipk to apk, as I looked inside the dir and there were no .ipks).
wget https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/sms-tool-2023.09.21~1b6ca032-r1.apk -O /tmp/sms-tool_2023-09-21.apk
opkg install /tmp/sms-tool_2023-09-21.apk
It does not work, as the files are now all .apk. I learnt that apk is now the new package manager.
- So I tried to find sms-tool in the LUCI list (after updating the lists) and there isn't one.
- So I then tried installing the apk package manager and running from the CLI. Again, it downloaded but it but did not install.
wget https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/sms-tool-2023.09.21~1b6ca032-r1.apk -O /tmp/sms-tool_2022-03-21.apk
opkg install /tmp/sms-tool_2023.0903-21.apk
- I also tried apk install /tmp/sms-tool_2023-09-21.apk. Still no good.
- So I went (as suggested) to the repo and downloaded the actual apk file i.e sms-tool-2023.09.21~1b6ca032-r1.apk.
- I then used the LUCI Package Uploader GUI to upload the file. It says "Malformed package file /tmp/upload.ipk; failed with code 255.
I really tried, but I really do not know what to do next? Thanks for any help!
btw are you using the stock/beta GLiNET FW or an OpenWRT 24 variant?